diff --git a/examples/compose-legacy/docker-compose.yml b/examples/compose-legacy/docker-compose.yml
index 14ba392..c5c9672 100644
--- a/examples/compose-legacy/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/examples/compose-legacy/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ version: "3.5"
 
 services:
   db:
-    image: mariadb:10.2
+    image: mariadb:10.4
     container_name: librenms_db
     command:
       - "mysqld"
-      - "--sql-mode="
       - "--innodb-file-per-table=1"
       - "--lower-case-table-names=0"
       - "--character-set-server=utf8"
diff --git a/examples/compose/docker-compose.yml b/examples/compose/docker-compose.yml
index e3f7ae1..ced679a 100644
--- a/examples/compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/examples/compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ version: "3.5"
 
 services:
   db:
-    image: mariadb:10.2
+    image: mariadb:10.4
     container_name: librenms_db
     command:
       - "mysqld"
-      - "--sql-mode="
       - "--innodb-file-per-table=1"
       - "--lower-case-table-names=0"
       - "--character-set-server=utf8"
diff --git a/examples/pwd/librenms.yml b/examples/pwd/librenms.yml
index e7dc364..77232e4 100644
--- a/examples/pwd/librenms.yml
+++ b/examples/pwd/librenms.yml
@@ -38,10 +38,9 @@ x-envlibrenms: &envlibrenms
 
 services:
   db:
-    image: mariadb:10.2
+    image: mariadb:10.4
     command:
       - "mysqld"
-      - "--sql-mode="
       - "--innodb-file-per-table=1"
       - "--lower-case-table-names=0"
       - "--character-set-server=utf8"
diff --git a/examples/traefik/docker-compose.yml b/examples/traefik/docker-compose.yml
index df9c0da..1a5f477 100644
--- a/examples/traefik/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/examples/traefik/docker-compose.yml
@@ -33,11 +33,10 @@ services:
     restart: always
 
   db:
-    image: mariadb:10.2
+    image: mariadb:10.4
     container_name: librenms_db
     command:
       - "mysqld"
-      - "--sql-mode="
       - "--innodb-file-per-table=1"
       - "--lower-case-table-names=0"
       - "--character-set-server=utf8"